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Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guides

From University of Florida, IFAS Extension

To make it easier for people to identify fish parasites, pictures and information from multiple University of Florida, IFAS Extension Pictoral Guides to common parasites are compiled here. All content on this page was created by and is copyrighted by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). Links to both the html versions of their articles that do not include pictures, but do include links to other relevant IFAS articles, and to the pdf versions of the files are included for each publication.

Contents:


Ciliates (Motile): Chilodonella, Ich, Tetrahymena, Trichodina


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Motile Ciliates (FA108), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Chilodonella

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

Tetrahymena

Trichodina

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Ciliates (Sessile): Ambiphrya, Apiosoma, Capriniana, Epistylis


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Sessile Ciliates (FA107), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Ambiphrya (Formerly Scyphidia)

Apiosoma (Formerly Glossatella)

Capriniana (Formerly Trichophrya)

Epistylis

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Crustaceans: Argulus (“Fish Louse”), Ergasilus, Lernaea (“Anchor Worm”)


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Crustaceans (FA115), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Argulus (“Fish Louse”)

Ergasilus

Lernaea (“Anchor Worm”)

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Digenean Trematodes: (White Grub, Yellow Grub, or Black Grub)


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Digenean Trematodes (FA112), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Digenean Trematodes (White Grub, Yellow Grub, or Black Grub)

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Dinoflagellates (Piscinoodinium/Velvet), Coccidia, Microsporidians, & Myxozoans (Henneguya)


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Dinoflagellates, Coccidia, Microsporidians, & Myxozoans (FA110), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Dinoflagellates (Piscinoodinium/Velvet)

Coccidia

Microsporidians

Myxozoans (Henneguya)

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Flagellates: Cryptobia, Ichthyobodo (Costia), Protoopalina, Spironucleus


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Flagellates (FA109), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Cryptobia iubilans

Ichthyobodo (formerly Costia)

Protoopalina symphysodonis

Spironucleus vortens

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Monogeneans: Gill flukes (Dactylogyrus) and Skin flukes (Gyrodactylus)


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Monogeneans (FA111), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Gill flukes (Dactylogyrus)

Skin flukes (Gyrodactylus)

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Nematodes: Camallanus, Capillaria, Contracaecum, Eustrongylides


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Nematodes (FA113), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Camallanus

Capillaria

Contracaecum

Eustrongylides 

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Worms and Leeches: Acanthocephalans, Cestodes, Leeches, & Pentastomes


From: Common Freshwater Fish Parasites Pictorial Guide: Acanthocephalans, Cestodes, Leeches, & Pentastomes (FA114), by Deborah B. Pouder, Eric W. Curtis, and Roy P.E. Yanong, published July 2005. (pdf, html).

Acanthocephalans (“Thorny-Headed Worms”)

Cestodes ("Tapeworms”)

Leeches

Pentastomes

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Other relevant University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Articles

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